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CVE-2026-60004 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Gitea affecting versions 1.17 through 1.27.0. The flaw is in the repository diffpatch functionality, where Gitea applies attacker-supplied patches inside a temporary bare clone using Git operations that include index-related options and, on Git 2.32 or later, a three-way merge fallback. By submitting a crafted patch that writes an executable file into the hook directory of the bare temporary repository and then triggering Git’s fallback behavior, an attacker with repository write access can cause a malicious Git hook to become active and execute during index updates. Because the commands run in the context of the Gitea service process, successful exploitation results in arbitrary shell command execution on the server. The issue was fixed in Gitea 1.27.1 by changing the temporary clone handling from bare to non-bare.
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A critical remote code execution vulnerability in Gitea’s diffpatch endpoint that allows an attacker with repository write access to place and trigger a malicious Git hook, resulting in arbitrary shell command execution as the Gitea service account.
A critical remote code execution vulnerability in Gitea that allows a user with ordinary repository write access to turn attacker-controlled patch content into a live Git hook and execute shell commands as the Gitea service account.
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